Developer: Personal Agents Need Memory and Tact, Not Bigger Models

Developer tobowers argues that personal agents fail when they act as mediocre assistants or feign mystery after reading your emails. He shows the right approach—being slightly personable and remembering things—can be achieved with a small, cheap model, proving memory and tact matter more than model size.

2026-10-05 ~ 2026-10-05 · 2 related posts

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